My Oreck vacuum cleaner will only stay on in the upright position. If I try to recline it to vacuum, it shuts off...put it back up and it turns back on. Of course I can't vacuum in the upright position...what do I do?

It sound as if you have a short in the cord or it has come loose from the motor you can take it part by removing the four screws in the buttom of the base plate to see if any of the wires are loose. ...
Oreck Vacuums

Electrolux 5500 The cord on my vacuum cleaner won't retrack. What is the trick to get the back end off the vacuum cleaner? It looks like it was pulled out too far.

Depends on which model you have, but most of them you take off the center section, then you cab get to the 2 screws on top , and there is a screw on the bottom, then the back end will pull off. But I wouldn't try taking the cord reel apart, if that ...
Electrolux Lux 5500 Canister Vacuum

How to install the back hepa filter on canister vacuum cleaner. We are not sure which direction the air flows and therefore which way the arrows should point. Should the arrows point into the vacuum cleaner or point towards the outside?

The arrows in this case should point out of the machine. not into the machine. This is because you want the black rubber seal to seal on the machine and force the air through the filter. Good luck. Mark ...
Kenmore 25512/ 25513 Progressive Canister Vacuum

Hot cord the cord on my vacuum cleaner has been getting very hot the heat is from one end to the other incuding the plug and also where the cord exits the back of the canister please help I love this vacuum cleaner it has been faithful to me for over 15 years!

Likely after all these years that the motor is starting to go bad and draw more amps thasn it should. a new motor at a vac dealer is your best bet. it was likely made by panasonic, so a new panasonic is your best bet, and less $$$than the kenmore for ...
Kenmore 23313 Whispertone Bagged Canister Vacuum

Electrolux z4494 vacuum cleaner mains cable wont stay out

Opened up case as follows:\015\012- Open lid of bag chamber. Remove lid by gentry prising the hinge arms slightly further apart so the hing unclips from the body.\015\0122 deeply recessed screws now accessible at rear edge of bag chamber ...
Electrolux Vacuums

My electrolux oxygen canister cuts on and off. I have to open and close the vacuum, or take the base of the hose off and then re-insert. I have to do all these things before it will start up again. I sometimes shake the hose around, then it will come back on. If I try to dust with the dust brush (like a lamp shade or shelf) and the suction pulls against the object, the vacuum goes off for awhile. Sometimes I'll have to reset the vacuum by unplugging the electric cord. I never get to finis

Maybe you should have taken it back to that shop, it appartently isn't fixed. I would have replace that board, don't believe in modifing, you usually end up with other problems, like you have. One thing to check is maybe you have a partial clog in ...
Vacuums

I have no power on a brand new Electrolux Oxygen canister vacuum. This is the second time. After the first time, I took it back to Sears where I bought the vacuum and they gave me a brand new vacuum. This is the second time it's happened, basically on both units after the time that i brought them home.

Ensure that the tools and the bucket are installed properly, if the bucket is not well in place, the unit wont start.If the electric power does not come on, disconnect from mainsand check plugs, cable and fuses where appropriate. ...
Electrolux Vacuums

I have an electrolux renaissance c104a model vacuum...I got a sock stuck in the hose and took the end of the vacuum where it attaches to the canister apart. There are 4 brass pins that I cannot get back in the correct sequence to operate the vacuum...please help.

I have an electrolux twin clean cyclonic vacuum cleaner (blue) that turned itself off. I've waited over half an hour an turned it back on. All that happens is the red filter light and the power flash. I have cleaned all filters and replaced them. The vacuum is only 5 months old.

My electrolux oxygen vacuum cleaner shut off and will not turn back on. It's less than a year old, but I bought it off Craig's list--they were the orginal owner and they said they bought it in May of 2008. I've only used it a few times and it worked fine except for the last time when it suddenly just shut off. I thought maybe it had come unplugged and I didn't really worry about it because I was finished vacuuming. But, I went to use it tonight and it would not turn on at all--no lights, nothing